The boattail is beautifully crafted. I found an unlimited supply of free aircraft rivets from the makers of the roof ventilators that my dad has marketed for years. I’m itching to do some riveted aluminium. Yesterday a mate here sent me this pic of his tether car. . . . Might have to go into business building boattail racers.

Yes, the weather was great on saturday. I had only seen that great looking Mercury from distance before so I was very pleased to be able to take a closer look this time. Unfortunately, the Ayala Thunderbird didn’t show up due to delayed shipping.

A friend send me this picture he got from A Studebaker Owners Club message board.

Dwain Gridinger“When Barris ‘freshened up’ the Grecian, he called it the Modern Grecian. This photo was taken at the 1960 Oakland Roadster Show. I returned on the last night to see all the vehicles start and drive out of the building after the awards ceremony.
The hood on this car was slightly raised. I think it had a battery charger hooked up.
I was just shocked to find out that nothing had ever been touched in the engine compartment! Fender wells still original green color, dirty engine, not detailed.”

CUSTOM CAR CHRONICLE

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This online magazine created and written by a group of international custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design, photography and architecture enthusiasts and experts, who share a common felt mission to show and share the beauty of customizing.

It’s all about design, perfect proportions, the right feeling, the history and everything that inspired people to built beautiful cars for decades.
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Custom Car Chronicle is a online magazine and forum, for custom car and hot rod people who are looking for inspiration, historical knowledge, and a place were their passion can be shared.

CCC is created by a small, international group of custom car, hot rod, model car, art, design-, photography-, and architecture enthusiasts.
Editor in chief is custom car historian- Rik Hoving.

For centuries people are inspired to built beautiful cars. CCC focuses on everything that ignites that special inspiration: design, history, technology, perfect proportions, the right feeling, and amazing personal stories.